Will Mississippi lawmakers be able to reach a compromise on closing the state’s healthcare gap–by expanding Medicaid?
Here is how Medicaid expansion can make Mississippi healthier and safer
For more than a decade, Mississippi leaders have been working to expand Medicaid to offer healthcare coverage to more working families across the state. Being able to access quality and […]
A step in the right direction: Mississippi senate Medicaid passes Medicaid expansion bill
For far too long, this policy has been a long-awaited dream in Mississippi. But with the recent passage of House Bill 1725, with the Senate’s strike-all amendment, Mississippi has taken a […]
Speaker, lieutenant governor agree to hold Medicaid expansion negotiations in public
The House’s expansion plan aims to expand health care coverage to upwards of 200,000 Mississippians, and accept $1 billion a year in federal money to cover it, as most other […]
The Christian argument for Medicaid expansion
Perhaps non-Catholic lawmakers and readers of this column aren’t moved by the bishop’s words and some papal and conciliar documents. For those folks, here are just a handful of biblical […]
Speaker White on Medicaid expansion negotiations: ‘Come for the savings, stay for the compassion’
The House last week invited “conference” to hammer out a compromise on Medicaid expansion legislation. White will soon appoint three House members, and Republican Lt. Gov. Delbert Hosemann will appoint […]
Negotiations begin: Where do House, Senate, governor stand on Medicaid expansion? Is there room for compromise?
Senate leaders also to date have appeared dead set on “expansion lite,” increasing coverage only to those at less than 100% of the federal poverty level. This move would ensure […]
For Red State Holdouts Like Kansas, Is Expanding Medicaid Within Reach?
Melissa Dodge, a single mother of four in Derby, Kan., who works part time as a restaurant hostess and is also stuck in the coverage gap, said she was struggling […]
Gov. Tate Reeves loses ground in his war against Medicaid expansion
Several of the governor’s staffers, phones glued to their hands, scurried around the Capitol shortly after the vote. They’d lost yet another battle in the war their boss has waged. […]
Senate Medicaid Expansion Plan Could Cost State More to Cover Fewer People
Senator Kevin Blackwell estimates that 80,000 Mississippians would qualify for Medicaid coverage under the Senate’s plan, but said he expects as few as 40,000 may actually enroll—significantly lower than the […]
Mississippi Senate passes trimmed Medicaid expansion and sends bill back to the House
The Senate makes expansion depend on President Joe Biden’s administration approving its work requirement. But the administration has consistently revoked work requirement waivers, arguing people should not face roadblocks to getting […]
Senate passes Medicaid expansion ‘lite’ with veto-proof majority
The Democratic senators strongly criticized the Senate plan to reporters after it passed but voted in favor of it to keep the bill alive – in hopes that the plan […]
Doctors plead with Senate to ‘do right’ and expand Medicaid
Right now, Mississippi hospitals lose hundreds of millions of dollars a year in uncompensated care costs, or money spent treating uninsured patients. That directly impacts the financial health of hospitals, with […]
Georgia’s Medicaid Work Requirements Costing Taxpayers Millions Despite Low Enrollment
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp’s plan for a conservative alternative to Obamacare’s Medicaid expansion has cost taxpayers at least $26 million so far, with more than 90% going toward administrative and […]
Senate Medicaid ‘expansion light’ would insure fewer than House plan, turn down federal money
The Senate draft proposal would: Cover working Mississippians up to 99% of the federal poverty level. For an individual that would be an annual income up to $15,060. For a family […]
Faith leaders call for action on Medicaid expansion efforts
The pressure keeps building for lawmakers to take action on Medicaid expansion. And the latest voices adding to that chorus for change are trying to appeal to lawmaker’s morals. You’ll […]
Mississippi Senate is likely to change House Medicaid expansion bill
Blackwell said he intends to redact key language within the House’s version, which was written by House Speaker Jason White and House Medicaid Chair Rep. Missy McGee, R-Hattiesburg, that would […]
Majority of Mississippi Republican voters support Medicaid expansion
A majority of Mississippi’s Republican primary voters support expanding Medicaid coverage to the working poor, according to a recent poll commissioned by the American Cancer Society. The poll, conducted on […]
Insurance chief says he supports Medicaid expansion — but only for the poorest Mississippians
Forty states have opted into Medicaid expansion, where the federal government will pay 90% of the costs to cover primarily the working poor. But if the Legislature adopted Chaney’s plan […]
MS Senate still ironing out details for Medicaid expansion bill
“Our plan is to let our bill die on the calendar and then we’ll take up the House Bill,” said District 19 Senator Kevin Blackwell, who also serves as Chairman […]
Senate killing its Medicaid expansion bill without a vote, continues work on a plan
The Republican-controlled Senate will delay voting on a bill to expand Medicaid coverage to the working poor this week while it works to build support among members for its own […]
Mississippi Senate’s Medicaid expansion bill dies
Thursday was another deadline day for Mississippi lawmakers. Medicaid expansion was once again on the line, following some updates in the Mississippi Senate. Senators gave somewhat of an update on […]
MS Senate still ironing out details for Medicaid expansion bill
Will state lawmakers pass legislation to expand Medicaid? In February, the House passed its version of a Medicaid expansion bill. That legislation now resides in the Senate. Initially, the legislators […]
Mississippi Medicaid expansion is at a crossroads over work requirement
In Mississippi, the poorest state in the nation, Republican lawmakers have loosened their decadelong resistance to expanding Medicaid and making health insurance available to roughly 200,000 of the state’s low-income […]